How to feed roses at the end of the season so that they overwinter better.

  In August and September, roses need 2 types of fertilizers: phosphorus and potassium.

 Phosphorus. It is responsible for the flowering of plants, and roses are blooming right now. But these are not all of its functions - it also increases the resistance of plants to stressful situations: drought and low temperatures. And if we can fight drought with watering, then nothing can be done about winter frosts. This is why phosphorus fertilizers are important.

 Potassium. Plants need it to form a harvest. Here someone will be surprised - what kind of harvest do roses have? And, nevertheless, many varieties form fruits - the same as rose hips. And they are needed by the plant so that the shoots complete their development cycle and ripen by winter. In addition, potassium, like phosphorus, increases winter hardiness, which is important for regions with cold winters.

 At the end of the season, roses need 2 fertilizers:

in late August - early September;

in mid-September.

 They are all the same: 1 tbsp. of superphosphate and 1 tbsp. of potassium sulfate per 10 liters of water. The norm is 3 liters per bush.

 And in August, it is also useful to sprinkle a handful of wood ash under each rose bush.

 But fertilizing roses with nitrogen at the end of the season is unacceptable! The last time it is applied is in mid-July - in cool regions or in early August - in the south. If you give it later, it will provoke active growth of shoots that will not have time to ripen by winter and will freeze. And God be with them, but they will take away nutrition from old shoots, and they will also not be able to properly prepare for winter. As a result, the rose may die.

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